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U.S. scientist questioned in Miami airport bomb scare Posted September 3, 2010

MIAMI (Reuters) - A 70-year-old U.S. scientist was detained for questioning at Miami's international airport after a suspicious metal canister in his luggage triggered a bomb scare that shut down airport operations overnight, authorities said on Friday. Police said the airport had reopened and was operating normally on Friday ...More

Unemployment Rate Grows to 9.6% Posted September 3, 2010

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WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - There has been a slight increase in the national unemployment rate.  The Labor Department says the jobless rate in August was 9.6 percent, up just a tenth of a point from July. Federal government employment fell in August, as 114,000 temporary workers hired for ...More

U.S. reiterates commitment to 2020 climate goal Posted September 3, 2010

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States reiterated on Friday that it was committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 even though the Senate has failed to pass legislation. "I am in no sense writing off legislation over time. And I'm quite sure the president isn't," U.S. climate ...More

Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads Posted September 3, 2010

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SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together. In February 2009, a popular New York blogger attended a brunch with fellow "frazzled moms." They took in tips from a style expert and listened to a nurse extol the virtues of Mirena, a birth control ...More

U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report Posted September 3, 2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report. The study published on Friday in the journal "Health Affairs" recommended policy reforms and broader ...More

Bumpy economy cited as helping improve U.S. roads Posted September 2, 2010

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One upside of the worst U.S. economic slump since the Great Depression is that with fewer motorists on the road, the nation's highways are less congested and in better shape, a study said on Thursday. The condition of urban interstate highways and rural primary roads ...More

Jury hits Ford Motor Co with $131 million verdict Posted September 2, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Mississippi jury ordered Ford Motor Co to pay $131 million to the family of a man who died while driving an Explorer, an attorney for the family said on Thursday. The trial centered on a 2001 accident involving Brian Cole, who at the time had been ...More

Kia recalls 56,000 Souls, Sorentos in U.S., S. Korea Posted September 2, 2010

DETROIT/SEOUL (Reuters) - Kia Motors said on Friday it had started a recall of some 56,000 Soul and Sorento vehicles sold in the United States and South Korea due to defective wiring harnesses that could cause fires. Some harnesses supplied by Johnson Controls for lighting in 2010 model-year Soul ...More

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